The American Iris Society
Announces
The Morgan-Wood Medal 2018
'Miss Apple'
This medal is restricted to Siberian irises. It is
named in honor of F. Cleveland Morgan (1882-1962) and Ira E. Wood (1903-1977). F.
Cleveland Morgan was a pioneer Canadian breeder of Siberian irises and a
founding member of AIS. Some of his magnificent cultivars still enhance gardens
around the globe. Three of his best known irises are 'Caezar,' 'Caezar's
Brother' and ‘Tropic Night’. Ira E. Wood, hybridized Siberian irises, but he
introduced only one cultivar 'Ong's Hat.' He also served as a director of AIS
and as its second vice president.
Miss Apple' (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks, 2009). Standards
medium red blended with yellow; style arms medium red, some violet; falls deep,
rich red blended with yellow, signal showy warm yellow (RHS 13B/C), dark widely
spaced veins; slight sweet fragrance. 'Hot Sketch' sibling. Joe Pye Weed 2009.
Honorable Mention 2012. Award of Merit 2014.
The World of Irises blog will be posting once a day all
of the medal winners. The entire list of winners can be found at http://irises.org/About_Irises/Awards_Surveys/AIS_Awards.html, the AIS
Encyclopedia and later in the AIS Bulletin, IRISES. Pictures can be found at
http://wiki.irises.org/Main/InfoAwards2018.
